Shloka 10
Prahlāda–Indra Saṃvāda: Kartṛtva (Agency) and Svabhāva (Nature) in the Causation of Karma
इसलिये बुद्धिके द्वारा मनको समाहित करके समस्त प्राणियोंमें स्थित परमात्मामें लगावे। किसीका अहित न सोचे, असम्भव वस्तुकी कामना न करे, मिथ्या पदार्थोंकी चिन्ता न करे और सफल प्रयत्न करके मनको ज्ञानके साधनमें लगा दे। वेदान्त-वाक्योंके श्रवण तथा सुदृढ़ प्रयत्नसे उत्तम ज्ञानकी प्राप्ति होती है ।।
tasmād buddhyā manaḥ samādhāya sarvabhūteṣu sthitaṃ paramātmānaṃ niveśayet | na kasyacid ahitaṃ cintayet, aśakyaṃ vastu na kāṅkṣet, mṛṣāpadārthān na cintayet, saphalaprayatnena ca manaḥ jñānasādhane yojayet | vedāntavākyānāṃ śravaṇena dṛḍhaprayatnena ca uttamajñānaprāptir bhavati || vivakṣatā ca sadvākyaṃ dharmasūkṣmam avekṣatā | satyāṃ vācam ahiṃsrāṃ ca vaded anapavādinīm | yasyāṃ śāṭhyaṃ kāṭhinyaṃ krauryam paiśunyaṃ ca sarvathā nāsti, tādṛśīṃ vācam api svalpamātrāṃ susthiracittena vaktavyām ||
Bhīṣma dijo: «Por ello, aquieta la mente mediante el discernimiento y fíjala en el Ser Supremo (Paramātman) que mora en todos los seres. No albergues pensamientos de dañar a nadie; no desees lo imposible; no te consumas en objetos irreales; y, con esfuerzo deliberado, unce la mente a los medios del conocimiento. Escuchando las sentencias del Vedānta y con empeño firme se alcanza el conocimiento supremo. Y quien desea hablar bien, y percibe la sutileza del dharma, debe pronunciar palabras verdaderas, pero libres de violencia y libres de calumnia. La palabra ha de estar exenta de engaño, aspereza, crueldad y chismorreo; aun esa palabra sin falta debe ser medida y dicha con mente serena».
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Discipline the mind through discernment and orient it toward the indwelling Supreme Self; pursue knowledge through Vedantic listening and steady effort; and practice dharmic speech—truthful yet non-harming and free from slander, deceit, harshness, cruelty, and gossip, spoken sparingly with a composed mind.
In the Shanti Parva’s post-war instruction, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on subtle dharma: inner restraint (mind fixed on the Self) and outer conduct (ethical speech) as practical disciplines for attaining higher knowledge and sustaining social harmony.